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If you happen to live in the Dunbar area of Vancouver, then you’re probably well aware of a magical bake shop called Butter Baked Goods at 4907 Mackenzie St. Walk through the door and the tantalizing aromas of cookies, cakes and other sweet treats wrap you up in a huge hug.

Food truck operators are gearing-up for a unique opportunity to test their concepts in a brick-and-mortar pop-up location in East Vancouver. Named “The 337 Series” after its location at 337 East Hastings Street, the project is run by restaurateurs Christina Cottell and Shoel Davidson of Gringos in Gastown and will feature local food truck businesses looking to take their concepts temporarily off the street to give sit-down service a try.

B.C. wine consumers will soon get some help determining whether the wine they’re drinking is really made from B.C. grapes. The newly-formed B.C. Wine Appellation Task Group, including 11 leading B.C. wine producers, will make recommendations on how to improve the appellation system for wine produced from 100 per cent B.C. grapes and the B.C. Vintners Quality Alliance program (BC VQA), Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick announced Friday.

Not since Eve ate the apple has the humble tree fruit been the subject of so much angst. Health Canada’s recent approval of the Arctic Apple, an Okanagan-developed apple genetically engineered not to brown, has been denounced by anti-GMO activists and some fruit growers.

Jon Hameister-Reis was never in the spotlight when he played games at work. Offensive linemen almost always live in the shadows. But he did get close enough to recognize a tale about recovery and perseverance. It was easy to spot because it is looking him in the mirror daily.

We all know how crazy-busy our schedules get when kids go back to school after the spring break. So I have created very healthy and quick recipes for breakfast, lunch and dinner to help give you more time to interact with your family.

To better understand the eating needs of Canadians in the workplace, Dietitians of Canada (dietitians.ca) conducted a survey of 2,000 adults and found that 45 per cent find it challenging to eat healthy meals and snacks while at work.

Questions were raised in the legislature Wednesday about what hat Ben Stewart, B.C.’s special representative in Asia, was wearing when he visited a winery in Japan that distributes wines produced by the Okanagan vineyard he owns. Documents obtained by the opposition NDP through a freedom of information request show Stewart, the former Liberal cabinet minister who was appointed to the $150,000-a-year position in October 2013, met with representatives from the Kasugai Nenryo Co. Ltd. on April 25, 2014.

B.C. exporters say more pressure must be put on Hong Kong authorities to lift a ban on geoducks imposed more than two months ago. The ban on geoducks harvested in B.C. waters came in late December after Hong Kong food inspectors found paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) toxin in geoduck samples.

A gelato shop on White Rock’s scenic waterfront was destroyed by flames Tuesday morning. Firefighters began battling the blaze at the Gelateria Italia & Coffee Shop, in the 14900-block Marine Drive, at around 7 a.m.

Several companies have created audio travel guides as an app for your smartphone. Using GPS as a trigger for the audio description of each stop, the audio can be supplemented with maps, extra reading material, photographs and more.